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Every Child Ready to Read® Evaluation

The Public Library Association (PLA) and the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) are currently conducting an evaluation of the Every Child Ready to Read® parent education initiative.

PLA and ALSC jointly developed the Every Child Ready to Read® @ your library® program to provide public libraries with vital tools to help prepare parents for their critical role as their child's first teacher. Based on research from the PLA/ALSC Early Literacy Initiative, the three Every Child Ready to Read® programs target parents and caregivers of children ages: 0-2 years-old (Early talkers), 2-3 years-old (Talkers), and 4-5 years-old (Pre-readers).  Since the program's training and materials were introduced in 2004, hundreds of libraries have held programs for parents and caregivers to prepare them to help children get ready to read.

Susan B. Neuman, ED.D., currently a professor of educational studies at the University of Michigan specializing in early literacy development, has been selected to evaluate the impact the ECRR initiative has had on public library practice; evaluate the extent to which the ECRR initiative has been institutionalized and leveraged in public libraries; conduct a research/literature review to identify key research, information and practice in the area of early literacy relevant to the ECRR initiative; and recommend next steps for the ECRR initiative.

The results of the evaluation will be completed and ready for distribution at the 2009 Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois.

Status Reports
2008 Annual Conference- ECRR Evaluation Update Report to the PLA and ALSC Board of Directors (MS Word document)

2008 Midwinter Meeting- ECRR Evaluation Update Report to the PLA and ALSC Board of Directors (MS Word document)